STYLISH AND ALWAYS WELCOMING
Café nucleus rochester
At the award-winning Café Nucleus Rochester a warm welcome awaits. Set in one of Rochester’s grandest buildings, it offers a unique experience unrivalled.
Here at Café Nucleus Rochester, we realise that one of the first things you’ll want to do when lockdown is over is to see family and friends, make up for lost time and laugh and drink with them in person.
Winners of the 2021 Hospitality Business of the year and 2020 Café of the year for the taste of Kent awards, Café Nucleus Rochester is a unique venue for brunch, lunch, afternoon tea and drinks. Whether you sit downstairs amongst the hustle and bustle of the Café, forget yourself in the grandeur of the boardroom or relive a past holiday in the garden, Café Nucleus Rochester is the perfect location whatever the weather.
A coffee isn’t just a coffee… At Café Nucleus it’s an Experience! From field, boat, herd or flock we at Café Nucleus work with our suppliers and our supply chain to ensure we deliver the very best produce from traceable origins. Working with local suppliers we source some fantastic products from our vegan cakes from Peck & Strong in Rural Devon to Kentish milk from Hinxden farm dairy.
stylish and always welcoming
INside The CAFÉ
There is nothing else like it on Rochester High Street, it has all the buzz of London without the bother of the train.
The beautiful designed café featuring high ceilings, beautiful chandeliers, white panelling which perfectly accents our peacock blue walls, a unique collection of art or admire our canary yellow velvet Chesterfield. Our Carrara marble counter finished with British oak, everything is a fest for your eyes.
Every little detail matters at Café Nucleus, from our hand painted English crockery to our Germany Schott Zwiesel crystal glassware, no stone is left unturned.
Our Covid-Secure approach to make your visit a safe and enjoyable one.
When you enter Café Nucleus, if you haven’t booked we will ask you to scan the ‘NHS Trace & Test QR Code’ once you’ve successful checked yourself in, our maître d will take your temperature before escorting you to your booked table. We’ve installed screens where required in the café on the ground floor which not only provide protection but they give added privacy. Our friendly team will take your order at the table and try to assist you with any requests you may have.
We have enhanced are already riggerous cleaning schedule to make your visit a safe one. We steam our chairs regularly to ensure the highest levels of hygiene are achieved, the chairs and sofas being deep cleaned monthly. All hard services are fully sanitised before you’re seated and all condiments have been sanitised any wrapped to provide further protection. The Building is frequently fogged with hospital grade disinfecting fluid and we have a fullytime housekeeping team to ensure the highest levels of hygiene. We quarantine our menus for 48 hours between guests and they have been coated with an antibacterial film.
the MEDITERRANEAN gardens
dining alfresco
At Café Nucleus we’re famous for our tropical Mediterranean themed gardens, it really is that holiday feeling whatever the weather.
There is nothing quite like it in town, sit back and relax amongst the palm trees, leave your worries behind. Our beautiful cobbled garden is the perfect escape with our collection of palm trees, ferns and tropical flowers.
Our Heated Winter garden during the colder months, is perfect for your al fresco dining experience.
every detail matters
dine in style
Nothing is too much bother.
Celebrating?
Let our team know and we’ll do everything to make it a memorable celebration. Our reservations team can even help with extra little touches, such as organising champagne to be waiting on the table, a bouquet of your favourites flowers from MaSK Flowers – nothing is too much, just ask away when booking your table.
Have a coat?
Our team are happy to look after your coat in our cloakroom and of course, it’s complimentary.
No detail left untouched….
Every single detail matters at Café Nucleus, from our White Company Noir hand soap and lotion and individual hand towels in our toilets, to our state of the art Klipsch sound system broadcasting in full studio lose-less quality – there simply isn’t anywhere else like Café Nucleus on the high street.
